Thurber Prize Winners

The Thurber Prize for American Humor is the only recognition of the art of humor writing in the United States. A panel of national judges selects the ...more

Winners

Priestdaddy

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3.86 avg rating — 25,706 ratings
Thurber Prize (2018)
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Born a Crime: Stories From ...

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4.49 avg rating — 789,064 ratings
Thurber Prize for American Humor (2017)
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The World's Largest Man

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4.24 avg rating — 2,800 ratings
Thurber Prize for American Humor (2016)
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Dear Committee Members

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3.77 avg rating — 21,436 ratings
Thurber Prize for American Humor (2015)
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Truth in Advertising

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3.72 avg rating — 3,271 ratings
Thurber Prize for American Humor (2014)
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Dan Gets a Minivan: Life at...

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3.46 avg rating — 675 ratings
Thurber Prize for American Humor (2013)
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Quite Enough of Calvin Tril...

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3.81 avg rating — 609 ratings
Thurber Prize for American Humor (2012)
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Half Empty

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3.81 avg rating — 6,384 ratings
Thurber Prize for American Humor (2011)
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How I Became a Famous Novelist

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3.69 avg rating — 3,802 ratings
Thurber Prize for American Humor (2010)
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Lamentations of the Father:...

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3.52 avg rating — 235 ratings
Thurber Prize for American Humor (2009)
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I Love You, Beth Cooper

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3.29 avg rating — 7,547 ratings
Thurber Prize for American Humor (2008)
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My Lucky Star

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3.88 avg rating — 631 ratings
Thurber Prize for American Humor (2007)
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The Other Shulman: A Novel

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3.71 avg rating — 241 ratings
Thurber Prize for American Humor (2006)
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America (The Book): A Citiz...

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4.01 avg rating — 97,060 ratings
Thurber Prize for American Humor (2005)
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No Way to Treat a First Lady

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3.80 avg rating — 3,841 ratings
Thurber Prize for American Humor (2004)
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Me Talk Pretty One Day

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4.01 avg rating — 716,819 ratings
Thurber Prize for American Humor (2001)
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Our Dumb Century: The Onion...

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4.14 avg rating — 13,147 ratings
Thurber Prize for American Humor (1999)
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Coyote v. Acme

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3.48 avg rating — 479 ratings
Thurber Prize for American Humor (1997)
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nominees

Disorientation

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3.82 avg rating — 18,366 ratings
Thurber Prize Nominee (2023)
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Vacationland: True Stories ...

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4.03 avg rating — 19,020 ratings
Thurber Prize Nominee for American Humor (2018)
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Would Everybody Please Stop...

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3.27 avg rating — 441 ratings
Thurber Prize Nominee for American Humor (2018)
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Mr. Eternity

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3.37 avg rating — 269 ratings
Thurber Prize Nominee for American Humor (2017)
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Amp'd

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3.92 avg rating — 528 ratings
Thurber Prize Nominee for American Humor (2017)
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Between You & Me: Confessio...

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3.61 avg rating — 6,496 ratings
Thurber Prize Nominee for American Humor (2016)
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Little Victories: Perfect R...

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3.73 avg rating — 2,444 ratings
Thurber Prize Nominee for American Humor (2016)
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I See You Made an Effort: C...

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3.25 avg rating — 1,756 ratings
Thurber Prize Nominee for American Humor (2015)
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Can't We Talk about Somethi...

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4.16 avg rating — 31,811 ratings
Thurber Prize Nominee for American Humor (2015)
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This Land Was Made for You ...

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3.27 avg rating — 95 ratings
Thurber Prize Nominee for American Humor (2014)
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Lunatics

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3.61 avg rating — 3,857 ratings
Thurber Prize Nominee for American Humor (2013)
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Hope: A Tragedy

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3.45 avg rating — 5,485 ratings
Thurber Prize Nominee for American Humor (2013)
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